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World elections and emerging challenges /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
SNOVA,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Global political studies series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1; Peru: Politics, Economy, and Elections in Brief*; Summary; Political Background; The Humala Administration; National Elections; Economic Background; Conflicts over Natural Resources; Falling Poverty Rates; Security; Zika Virus; U.S. Relations with Peru; U.S. Assistance to Peru; Counternarcotics Efforts; Human Trafficking; Trade Issues; Environmental Protection; Chapter 2; France's 2017 Presidential Election: In Brief*; Overview; The Election: Possible Outcomes and Main Candidates; Key Campaign Issues; The Economy.
- Islamist Terrorism and Muslim IntegrationForeign and Defense Policy and Relations with the EU and NATO; Relations with the EU; Relations with NATO; Defense Policy; Relations with Russia; Implications for U.S.-French Relations; Chapter 3; The Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections*; Summary; Introduction; Most Recent Developments: The Electoral College and the 2016 Presidential Election; The Electoral and Popular Votes: Different Results; Faithless Electors; Maine Splits Its Electoral Vote; Unsuccessful Objection in the Joint Electoral Vote Count Session.
- Public Opinion and the Electoral College: Post-2016 Election DevelopmentsConstitutional Origins; The Original Constitutional System; The Twelfth Amendment Repairs Flaws in the Original System; The Electoral College Today; Who Are the Electors?; Nominating Elector-Candidates: Diverse State Procedures; How Are Electoral Votes Allocated Among the States?; How Are the Electors Chosen?; The Electors' Task: Ratifying the Voters' Choice; Faithless Electors: Disregarding the Voters' Choice; 2016: Faithless Electors-Ten Attempted, Seven Successful; General Election Ballots.
- The General Ticket and District Systems: How the States Award Their Electoral VotesThe General Ticket System; How Does the General Ticket System Work?; The District System; How Does the District System Work?; 2016: The District System Produces a Divided Result in Maine; General Election Day; The Electors Convene and Vote; Congress Counts, Ascertains, and Declares the Vote; Objections to State Electoral Vote Returns; 2016: Attempted Objections in the Joint Session to Count Electoral Votes; A Tie or Failure to Win a Majority in the Electoral College: Contingent Election by Congress.
- 2020 Presidential Election: An Electoral College TimelineCriticism and Defense of the Electoral College and Reform Proposals in Brief; Criticisms; Defense; Proposals for Change; Electoral College Reform; Direct Popular Election; Action in Congress on Electoral College Reform, 1940s-Present; Action at the State Level Since 2008; NGO Proposal: The National Popular Vote Initiative; Concluding Observations; Appendix. Electoral Vote Allocation by States and the District of Columbia; Chapter 4; Foreign Money and U.S. Elections*; Prohibition on Contributions and Expenditures; Disclosure Requirements.